The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 505

In full view of everyone, she walked over to the koi pond and sat down slowly.

Brilliantly colored koi glided through the water, their scales flashing beneath the surface a mesmerizing sight.

Citrine gazed at the fish, then down at the small black pill in her palm. Suddenly, a smile curved her lips.

With a gentle squeeze of her fingers, she crushed the pill, letting the powder and fragments fall into the pond. In an instant, the koi surged forward, jostling each other eagerly for the morsels.

A collective gasp swept through the crowd as eyes widened in disbelief.

Talbot and Scales were so shocked they both shot to their feet.

Scales nearly lost his breath. Pointing a trembling finger at Citrine, he managed, "She... she just fed the Vitaflux to the fish!"

Not only the Glenwood father and son, but every person present stood in stunned silence.

"That was Vitaflux! That pill alone is worth a fortune-and she just fed it to the fish?"

"She may have invented Vitaflux, but that's just reckless."

to us, for heaven's sake! Why toss

Citrine had already left the pond

Scales, and

two men stared at her,

a hint of

Iverson a chance. If she'd just admitted to stealing, I would've let it

wrinkled her brow, feigning reluctance. "But who could have guessed? Not only did Ms. Iverson refuse to own up, she

though Ms. Iverson's last name is Iverson, she's still a Glenwood. I'm the CEO of

all, and today,

Glenwoods have done nothing

I handed over the Vitaflux now, what would people think? That anyone can walk

"President Glenwood, don't blame me.

blame someone,

a single sentence, she deftly shifted their

this is our mistake. If anyone deserves blame, it's us, President Carmichael

speaking, both Talbot and Scales

lunge at her

she shrank into a corner, too scared to utter

gifts were presented, it was